08-05-2005, 11:18 PM
Ghostiger,Aug 4 2005, 03:28 PM Wrote:It doent really matter, we can be sure of it because the name is a valuable item that Vivendi wouldnt waste no matter what.[right][snapback]85185[/snapback][/right]Yet, the gaming industry has many examples of valuable "franchises" that sit without sequels.
Star Control II, considered one of the best PC games ever made (just check any silly "top 100 games of all time" compilation), had a crappy sequel made a long time ago and has since sit on the shelf. Accolade still holds rights to the name and doesn't use it. This is a game so popular that over 10 years after its initial release it's been revamped to run on modern machines by its fans.
Wing Commander, a hugely popular franchise name, has had no sequels since, what, 1997? Origin owned the name, which was purchased by EA.
LucasArts holds a number of franchise names - Monkey Island series, Full Throttle (which they were developing a sequel for and then canned it), Sam and Max. An argument could be made that these are adventure game franchises, and that genre doesn't sell well, however.
Korea, Blizzard's largest customer base by far, screamed bloody murder when Blizzard announced Warcraft III instead of Starcraft II. We're still waiting on that.
I'm sure I could think of some more if I thought about it longer, but I'm just pointing some out. Likely some other Lurkers can recall some "lost" franchise names that make you wonder why there's no sequel out there.
And whyBish, I have no contacts with Blizzard folks anymore. They all left for other companies long ago. In fact I had little idea who actually worked at Blizzard North for the last year or so. Your guess regarding Diablo III is as good as mine.
-Bolty
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